I should’ve wrote this post weeks ago. There are a million reasons why I didn’t. I’m a busy girl: Kids are underfoot, deadlines are looming and of course the holidays are right there around that corner . I know it’s probably the same scenario at your house. But this is worth the interruption. In India there are dozens of families waiting for homes that we can help them build and all we have to do is take 10 minutes out of our crazy, lucky, blessed lives to do it. For the third year in a row travel bloggers are uniting in an effort to raise money for those in the world who need it most. The initiative is called Passports with Purpose (PWP) and I’m honoured to be a part of the Best Family Travel Advice family which includes two of the founders of this amazing initiative. Last year they built a school in Cambodia This year’s project is even bigger and being carried out in collaboration with Friends of Lafti – an organization that for more than 50 years has been helping India’s poor have a shot at a better life. For about $2000 U.S. Lafti is able to…

About Heather

Heather is a Contributing Editor for National Geographic Traveler magazine, sits on the advisory board for the Family Travel Association, and is a columnist for Lexpert Magazine. For over 20 years she has written articles for The Toronto Star. She also contributes to a host of media outlets in print, on television, on radio and online. When not chasing children out of her office or convincing her family that cold weather destinations should be outlawed, she enjoys movie marathons and musicals she can sing along to.